Improved baby-walker



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.J

P. PALLISSARD, OF ABOMA, ILLINOIS.

IM PROVED BABY-WALKER.

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that LRPALLIssARD, of Aroma,

y in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois,have invented a newand improved useful machine named Babys Walkin g-Supporter g and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the following drawings, formingpart of this specification, in which- Figure l is aperspective view ofthis invention., Fig. 2 is a plan view of a circle or hoop provided witheyes. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a support with its inverted bridgeor potence. Fignl is a plan view of the under partof the ring orcircle.Fig. 5 is a plan View of a nut, bolt, shoulder, and pivot or castersturning point.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The nature of my invention consists in providin g the baby with asupporter with the help of which he will walk several months before thetime he generally walks, and this without any care ou the part of itsmother and nurse. The construction of the babys Walking-supporter issuch that the baby, always kept straight upon its feet in walking,cannot go near enough to such objects that could injure him, as chairs,stoves, tables, or other obstacles. The circle or hoop of this littlemachine is built in such a shape that the baby cannot upset it and falldown, that he cannot go through doors of ordinary size, and is by thoseadvantages perfectly safe. The baby can at will go forward and backwardand turn -in every direction with the utmost facility.

Figure l represents a babys walking-supporter made of solid or hollowiron, cast-iron, brass, wood, or any suitable material.

The hoop A, Fig. 2, the inferior part of the frame, is provided withfour eyes, a. a a a.

B B B B are four supports, provided at one end of each with an eye, d,and tapped at the other end, b, Fig. 3.

The bolts O G C C, forming by an inferior extension the pivot orturning-point of the caster-wheel, pass at d, Fig. l, through the eyes aof the hoop A and the support B at d, and pressing those pieces betweenthe shoulderpiece e and the nut j'fasten the same together. (See Fig.5.)

D D D D are four inverted bridges or potenoes fastened to the ring Ewith wood-screws. The end b of the support, Fig. 3, is screwed into thecentral part of the bridge D. The height of the babys walking-supporterwill vary if the support B is screwed or unscrewed.

E is a ring or circle,in which is placed the baby. This ring, Fig. 4, isprovided in ggg g with openings, where the supports B B B B nd room whenit is necessary to lessen the height of the babys walking-supporter.

F F F F are four caster-wheels, made of castiron, brass, orindia-rubber, the pivot or turning-point of which is seen in Fig 5 atIt.

The babys walking-supporter can be perfectly used' in this simple state,but it can be adorned or embellished to suit taste by any suitabledecoration. A

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The arrangementof the hoop A, supported by the caster-wheels F F, and connected withthe ring E by the supports B B, having screwthreads cut upon their endsfor the ready adjustment of the ring E to the height of the baby, thewhole bein g constructed and operated substantially in the manner andfor the purpose set forth.

P. FALLISSARD.

Witnesses J. GELINO, J. LEcoURs.

